Agricultural implement



v. 5, 1944. J. L. JONES AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Filed, 0G13. 18

Patented Dec. 5, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE AGRICULTJIIPLEMENT u I i John L. Jones, Fairview, W. Va.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a power operated implement especially adapted for conditioning land for agricultural purposes which has been idle and growth has grown thereon. The pri'- mary object of the invention is .the provision of a device of this character which may be readily adapted to a tractor andoperated in advance thereof for working the soil and cutting the growth thereon, as well as digging the roots of said growth and also to turn the soil with the growth into furrows for the decomposing of the growth and thereby enrich the soil.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter vmore fully described and claimed. y

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating an agricultural implement constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the same applied to a fragmentary portion of a tractor.

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the device applied to the tractor. Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation illustrating the device.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a frame consisting primarily of side members, a platform 1 and a shaft 8 journaled in the side members forwardly of the platform. The side members besides being joined by the platform I extend rearwardly thereof and are mounted in the usual manner on a tractor 9 so that the platform and shaft 8 -will be arranged at a selected distance in advance of the tractor. The platform I supports an engine or some other suitable type of prime mover IIJ having a driving means I3 connecting the shaft 8 thereto.

Depending from the shaft 8 are spaced supporting members I4, the shaft 8 being free to rotate relative to the supporting members. Substantially triangular shaped ground or soil working blades I5 are secured to the members I4 with the apexes thereof disposed forwardly. Extending from the blades or ground working elements I5 are braces I`6 secured to'the frame 5. The blades I5 act in the ground or soil so as to thoroughly loosen the soil and especially the top soil and to remove or cut therefrom roots of growth growing in the soil.

It is. preferable that the upper edges of the blades be sharpened.

A plurality of rotatable cutters I'I is secured on the shaft 8 for rotation therewith.l and are adapt.- ed to act on the soil. in conjunction with the blades I5 to cut the roots from the soil and further to work the soil. Eachy rotary cutter includes a sectional hub I8` wherein the sections are bolted together andv radially extending blades i9 provided with pointed free ends and each having opposite longitudinal edges thereof sharpened. The blades `act to cut the growth above the surface of the soil and also the blades act within the top soil along with the blades I5 in cutting and digging the roots of the growth, so as to destroy the undesirable growth on the soil or land being treated by the device. l

Secured to one of the end blades I5 and extending transversely and rearwardly of the remaining blades is a moldboardZI) which is adapted to form the cut growth and loosened soil into a furrow covering the cut growth with the soil so that it will readily decompose.' The soil along with the growth being formed into a furrow permits the device to be used on hillsides for the purpose yof forming terraces to pevent the soil from washing.

The side members of the frame'have pivoted thereto a yoke 2l which may be connected in any suitable manner to a hoist mechanism of the tractor for the purpose of sustaining the frame at a desired height from the ground and thereby govern the depth of action of the blades I5 and I9 in the soil.

A guard 2| is arranged over a portion of the rotary cutters I'I and is suitably supported on the frame 5.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In an agricultural implement, a frame mountable and a tractor with a portion thereof arranged in advance of said tractor, a shaft journaled on said portion of the frame, rotary cutters secured to said shaft, power means carried by the frame for driving said cutters, a group of spaced parallel soil working elements carried by the frame and cooperating with the cutters in working the soil in cutting growth therefrom, and a mold board for furrowing the soil and growth acted on by said cutters and elements and secured to one of the end elements of the group and curving in the direction of and beyond the other end element.

2. In an agricultural implement, a frame including side members and a platform with said side members extending forwardly and rearward- 1y of the platform and having rear portions mounted on a tractor for pivotal movement, means for connecting the frame to a hoisting mechanism of the tractor for supporting the side members at a selected height from the ground, a

shaft journaled on the forward portions of the y `mechanism of the tractor for supporting the side members at a `selected height from the ground, a shaft journaled on the forward portions of the shaft and mounted on the platform, rotary cutters secured to said shaft, ground engaging blades supported by said shaft and braced to said frame to act on the soil and cooperate with the cutters in Isevering growth, and a mold-board secured to one of the blades and extending rearwardly and across the rear of the other blades.

4. In an agricultural implement, a frame including side members and a platform with said side members extending forwardly and rearwardly of the platform and having rear portions mounted on a tractor for pivotal movement, means for connecting the frame to a hoisting mechanism of the tractor for supporting the side members at a selected height from the ground, a shaft journaled on the forward portions of the Iside members, a power means connected to said shaft and mounted on the platform, rotary cutside members, a power means connected to said ters secured to said shaft, ground engaging blades supported by said shaft and braced to said frame to act on the soil and cooperate with the cutters lin severing growth, a mold board secured to one of the blades and extending rearwardly and across the rear of the other blades, each of said cutters vincluding radially extending blades to act on the soil between the first-named blades and to cut growth above the soil. v

JOHN L. JONES. 

